Kiev on Monday denounced insults against Ukrainian international Roman Zozulya after the Albacete striker was called a "Nazi" by Rayo Vallecano fans.
Sunday's Segunda Division game at Rayo was suspended at half-time after home supporters chanted "puta Nazi" ("fucking Nazi") at Roman Zozulya.
"The Ukrainian embassy in Spain strongly condemns the new provocation against Roman Zozulya, a citizen of Ukraine, at the stadium of the football club Rayo Vallecano," the mission said on Facebook.
"Insults and threats against Roman Zozulya are absolutely unfair and unacceptable."
Separately, Ukraine's foreign ministry spokeswoman Kateryna Zelenko said Kiev urged the Spanish authorities and the leadership of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) "to respond appropriately to the incident."
Ukraine's football association chief Andriy Pavelko said the Rayo fans' chants were an example of "xenophobia."
"We feel pain and shame after what happened."
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